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Archives for May 2012

Sync2Mac8Ways

Backup or sync eight ways with ChronoSync. Bootable, mirrored, remote, scheduled, local, iOS storage, and automatic backups.

The Drop Dead Easiest Free Way To Share Files, Links, Photos

Thursday, May 31, 2012
Why are we Mac users? We love elegance, simplicity, ease-of-use, and that warm and fuzzy feeling when we use an app that just works.How do you share files with friends, family members, or co-workers? Sneaker net. Email. Dropbox. And any one of a dozen other ways that get our stuff from here to there.Droplr... Read More »

Remember The Photo Cube? It’s Alive And Well And Free On Your Mac

Tuesday, May 29, 2012
How many ways can you display your prized photos for family and friends? Albums. Posters. Email. Frames. Online gallery. And the photo cube.I don't recall exactly when the clear plastic photo cube was in vogue, but we have a couple of them (neatly tucked away in a box that I've long since forgotten... Read More »

Use A Free Mac App To Batch Convert Images And Photos

Wednesday, May 23, 2012
What do you do after taking a few hundred photos? Stuff them into iPhoto or Aperture or Adobe Lightroom, right? After that, one-by-one, photos get enhanced, cropped, resized, and tweaked before heading into a gallery or uploaded to Flickr.The only problem with that time-honored, step-by-step method... Read More »

Forget Photoshop And Use The Mac Image Editor For Humans

Monday, May 21, 2012
Do you remember image editing apps before Photoshop came along? Me neither. Photoshop has dominated photo and image editing since well back in the last century. While there may not be a better app than Photoshop, the mother-of-all image editors is bloated, expensive, complicated, and best left to the... Read More »

Cheap, Fun, And Silly Things To Do With A Photo Booth Wannabe App

Thursday, May 17, 2012
Who hasn't used Photo Booth on the Mac? Typically, the younger you are, the more Photo Booth is used. You can count on Photo Booth to take whimsical, funny, distorted photos from your Mac's camera.SnapItUp claims to be the reinvention of Photo Booth for the 21st century. The finished product is even... Read More »

4 Ways This Mac App Dazzles Photo Portraits With A Click (or two)

Tuesday, May 15, 2012
If you're into digital photo enhancement, here's the tale of Mac app you're going to love and hate at the same time.PhotoDazzle: Beautifier is the Mac app I hate to love, and love to hate. What it does is nothing short of wonderfully miraculous and totally frustrating.You know the problem with... Read More »

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If Superman Used A Mac

Give your Mac's Finder new super powers, manage files and folders faster, control it all with Path Finder. Get full keyboard navigation in a Finder-like app with dual pane view, folder sync, and a long list of tools.

Try The Cheap Mac App To Diptych Or Triptych Your Photos

Friday, May 11, 2012
Remember the advertising slogan for Memorex cassette tapes? "Is it real? Or, is it Memorex?" In the age of digital effects for photos and movies, sometimes it's hard to distinguish real from fake.With over a few dozen digital photo enhancement apps on my Mac there's still room for more. The latest... Read More »

Yet Another Mac Diagramming App That’s Inexpensive, Easy To Use

Thursday, May 10, 2012
Back in the last century I worked for an engineering company. That experience taught me the value of thinking with my hand. Engineers loved working with white boards and diagram apps to map out processes and procedures in a work flow.Mac users can do the same kind of visual thinking with a new breed... Read More »

The Sorry State Of Audio Recording Apps For The Mac

Wednesday, May 9, 2012
My Macs have been home to audio recording apps since back in the last century. Today, a new Mac is a powerhouse of multimedia audio and video recording. Garageband can record multiple tracks of audio from nearly any source, and even adds multitrack sweetening capability to movie tracks.If you need... Read More »

Why The iPad Doesn’t Have Multiuser Support

Tuesday, May 8, 2012
This is a no-brainer. Your Mac has multiple user support built in. Every member of the family can have a separate user account on any iMac, MacBook, MacPro, or Mac mini.Multiuser support is standard on the Mac. And very useful as it protects email, browsing history, documents and more, between users.Why... Read More »

Here’s The Mac Calculator App You Really Need But Don’t Have

Thursday, May 3, 2012
Does your Mac have app collections? Mine is loaded with photo enhancement apps, video editing tools, even more editors and word processors than I need or use. I also have a dozen calculators of every size, shape, and feature set.Here's on you probably don't have on your Mac and why you need it.CalcMadeEasy... Read More »